The Rev. Kelvin Iguabita, 33, was arrested Monday. He pleaded
innocent Tuesday and was ordered held on $15,000 bail.

The arrest came as defrocked priest John Geoghan went on
trial on charges of molesting a 10-year-old boy in 1991. Geoghan also faces
two more criminal trials and 84 lawsuits. More than 130 people have claimed
he fondled or raped them during the three decades he served in Boston-area parishes.

Last week, Cardinal Bernard Law publicly apologized to
Geoghan's alleged victims and ordered clergy and volunteers to report allegations
of abuse to authorities.

In a statement Tuesday, the Archdiocese of Boston said
Iguabita would not be given any assignment pending the outcome of the criminal
charges and a church review. The archdiocese said Iguabita took a leave of absence
last July but did not say why.

Iguabita was assigned to All Saints Parish in Haverhill
as parochial vicar when the alleged assaults took place in 2000, police said.
Police would not say whether the assaults took place on church property.

Joseph Gannon, an attorney for Iguabita, did not immediately
return calls for comment.

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